Civil Engineer as Project Manager for Hydropower Projects (m/f/x)

About Us

With some 2,000 employees, Fichtner is Germany’s leading independent planning and consultancy enterprise. We are global players and tackle challenging projects in more than 100 countries. Among our clients are companies from the sectors of central utility supplies and waste management, international development and commercial banks, investors, public administrations, and energy-intensive industrial enterprises. We offer our clients a unique combination of engineering consultancy with classical management consultancy.

About The Division

The hydropower projects department implements all phases of hydropower projects, from the pre-feasibility study through to acceptance testing. Our international engineering team has 40 employees with expertise in run-of-river hydropower plants, storage power plants and pumped storage hydropower plants. This department also works on dam projects for irrigating agricultural land or protecting against flooding.

Your Tasks

• Managing projects involving the planning of hydropower plants and supervising interdisciplinary engineering project teams
• Liaising with and supporting clients in the planning and execution phase
• Planning hydropower plants in different phases from the concept phase through to the feasibility study for new-build and rehabilitation projects
• Assisting in the preparation of technical proposals for engineering services
• Designing hydraulic engineering facilities, such as weirs, dams, reservoirs and waterways
• Performing numerical modeling of hydraulics and sediment transport in rivers
• Drawing up cost estimates and schedules
• Conducting due diligence of new hydropower plants and existing plants

Your Profile

• Master’s degree in civil engineering specializing in hydraulic engineering or hydraulics
• Five years of experience in similar fields
• Experience in planning hydraulic engineering facilities and hydropower plants in new-build and rehabilitation projects
• Project experience in an international context and ideally in German-speaking countries
• A very good command of English, while a command of German or French would be an advantage
• Willingness to undertake occasional business trips abroad

Corporate Benfits

• We provide an environment that unites enduring value with innovative capability
• Culture of staff appreciation, equal opportunity and attractive career prospects in an international job environment with staff originating from more than 40 nations
• Long-term development opportunities, with our staff’s average length of service standing at 10 years
• Wide degree of latitude, flexible working hours and the ability to work under your own responsibility
• Comprehensive fringe benefits, workplace health promotion, e-bike leasing, company get-togethers and communal sporting activities
• Conveniently located offices with company car park and very good connections to public transportation
• An office canteen with a choice of freshly prepared menus
• A comprehensive and thorough induction with the possibility to participate in training and further education programs as well as languages courses in a company whose support you can always rely on and a working environment that promotes job satisfaction